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Introduction; 1. Sophocles and the great age of Athenian tragedy; 1a. What we know of Sophocles’ life; 1b. How to avoid turning Sophocles into the wrong kind of classic; 2. The conditions of tragic performance in the fifth century BC; 3. The divine dimension: on not misunderstanding Sophocles’ Oedipus the King; 3a. The role of Apollo in what happens before the play opens; 3b. Apollo at work within the play; 3c. Some general considerations in favour of an active Apollo; 3d. How much pure coincidence is there in Oedipus the Kinga; 3e. What was Apollo’s reason for ruining Oedipusa; 3f. Justifying the ways of God to man; 4. A further source of confusion: Sophocles’ manipulation of the plot; 5. The ending; 5a. The scene with the daughters; 5b. Why is Oedipus made to re-enter the palacea; 6. The translation: its aims and methods; 7. The Greek text: departures from Lloyd-Jones and Wilson, Sophoclis Fabulae (second impression, Oxford 1992); Works cited; OEDIPUS THE KING, a verse translation; Notes to the translation; Endmatter; Suggestions for further reading; Index

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